Lee Strobel

I have a friend who was a GI from Vietnam and came back and was on a street corner, ran into an evangelist there. And he was Jewish, my friend. And the guy showed him Isaiah 53 and 52 and 53 that John's talking about that foretold Jesus. And he said, who do you think this is talking about? And my friend Lewis said, well, Jesus, but obviously that's been doctored. Obviously it's been, you know.

I have a friend who was a GI from Vietnam and came back and was on a street corner, ran into an evangelist there. And he was Jewish, my friend. And the guy showed him Isaiah 53 and 52 and 53 that John's talking about that foretold Jesus. And he said, who do you think this is talking about? And my friend Lewis said, well, Jesus, but obviously that's been doctored. Obviously it's been, you know.

I have a friend who was a GI from Vietnam and came back and was on a street corner, ran into an evangelist there. And he was Jewish, my friend. And the guy showed him Isaiah 53 and 52 and 53 that John's talking about that foretold Jesus. And he said, who do you think this is talking about? And my friend Lewis said, well, Jesus, but obviously that's been doctored. Obviously it's been, you know.

So he called his relative and said, send me the original, you know, our scriptures. I want to compare. He read it and realized this is the original. And the odds of all of this coming true were so ridiculously astronomical that he received Jesus as his forgiver and leader, and he became a pastor. Louis Lapise is his name.

So he called his relative and said, send me the original, you know, our scriptures. I want to compare. He read it and realized this is the original. And the odds of all of this coming true were so ridiculously astronomical that he received Jesus as his forgiver and leader, and he became a pastor. Louis Lapise is his name.

So he called his relative and said, send me the original, you know, our scriptures. I want to compare. He read it and realized this is the original. And the odds of all of this coming true were so ridiculously astronomical that he received Jesus as his forgiver and leader, and he became a pastor. Louis Lapise is his name.

That's how they would accelerate the death, break their legs.

That's how they would accelerate the death, break their legs.

That's how they would accelerate the death, break their legs.

Right. John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and said, behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. So he's applying this Jewish sacrificial system to the ultimate sacrifice, who is a sinless son of God, who would pay the sacrifice that we deserve for the sins that we've committed, and yet takes that on so that we can be forgiven. Yeah.

Right. John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and said, behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. So he's applying this Jewish sacrificial system to the ultimate sacrifice, who is a sinless son of God, who would pay the sacrifice that we deserve for the sins that we've committed, and yet takes that on so that we can be forgiven. Yeah.

Right. John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and said, behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. So he's applying this Jewish sacrificial system to the ultimate sacrifice, who is a sinless son of God, who would pay the sacrifice that we deserve for the sins that we've committed, and yet takes that on so that we can be forgiven. Yeah.

Well, our sins separate us from God. God is holy. God is perfect. God is pure. We're not. We sin every day. We violate His commands. You still do? Yeah. Let me tell you about it. And that has separated us from God. And the question is, how do we become reconciled with God? Somebody has to pay the price of the sin.

Well, our sins separate us from God. God is holy. God is perfect. God is pure. We're not. We sin every day. We violate His commands. You still do? Yeah. Let me tell you about it. And that has separated us from God. And the question is, how do we become reconciled with God? Somebody has to pay the price of the sin.

Well, our sins separate us from God. God is holy. God is perfect. God is pure. We're not. We sin every day. We violate His commands. You still do? Yeah. Let me tell you about it. And that has separated us from God. And the question is, how do we become reconciled with God? Somebody has to pay the price of the sin.

And either we do, which would be an eternity separated from God, or Jesus says, let me pay the price for you on the cross, the penalty you deserve for the sins that you've committed, so that I can offer forgiveness and eternal life as a free gift of my grace. And still be just. And still be just. That's the key. And so Romans 6.23 says, for the wages of sin is death.

And either we do, which would be an eternity separated from God, or Jesus says, let me pay the price for you on the cross, the penalty you deserve for the sins that you've committed, so that I can offer forgiveness and eternal life as a free gift of my grace. And still be just. And still be just. That's the key. And so Romans 6.23 says, for the wages of sin is death.

And either we do, which would be an eternity separated from God, or Jesus says, let me pay the price for you on the cross, the penalty you deserve for the sins that you've committed, so that I can offer forgiveness and eternal life as a free gift of my grace. And still be just. And still be just. That's the key. And so Romans 6.23 says, for the wages of sin is death.

In other words, what we earn, what we deserve, because of the sin in our life is death, which is separation from God for eternity. But, the verse says, the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. It's Jesus who paid the penalty to bridge that gap between us and God. And when we receive his free gift of grace, then we become reconciled with God forever. And so,

In other words, what we earn, what we deserve, because of the sin in our life is death, which is separation from God for eternity. But, the verse says, the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. It's Jesus who paid the penalty to bridge that gap between us and God. And when we receive his free gift of grace, then we become reconciled with God forever. And so,